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Fast-Food Chains' Race to the Bottom: Del Taco to Introduce "Buck and Under" Menu

Because there aren't enough cheap fast-food options out there already, Del Taco will lower the bar, rumor has it, to compete with McDonald's Dollar Menu. It plans to introduce a "Buck and Under" menu with options as low as 50 cents because that's what people want, Del Taco says. See also: - Top Si ... More >>

Chow Bella's 12 Most Popular Phoenix Food and Restaurant Stories of 2012

Can we all agree that we should sit back, relax, and enjoy the rest of 2012? If you're like us, you probably need a refill of eggnog and a shoulder massage. While you're sipping that nog, and enjoying that massage (whether imaginary or real) come with us on a tour through the most-read stories of th ... More >>

Study Paid Participants to Gorge on Fast Food, With a Catch

At first blush, it seems like the greatest of great deals: Get paid thousands of dollars to gain weight by eating an extra meal every day composed entirely of fast food. The only catch is that to earn the full amount of money, participants have to try and lose the weight immediately after they finis ... More >>

Amazon.com Will Start Selling Wine

The internet's monolithic online retailer, Amazon.com, is poised to begin selling wine through their Marketplace sometime later this month. See Also: --Pavle Milic's Wine-Making Adventure --5 Ways to Open a Bottle of Wine (Without a Corkscrew) We can only imagine how handy Amazon.com's customer r ... More >>

Seven Spots to Eat and Drink Around ASU's Downtown Phoenix Campus

See also: Seven Spots to Eat and Drink Around ASU's Tempe Campus It's about the time of year for Phoenix to get an infusion of youth: the start of school and the re-awakening of the downtown campus. And despite what those poor students probably have been made to believe by their Tempe counterparts, ... More >>

Seven Spots to Eat and Drink Around ASU's Tempe Campus

See Also: Six Tempe Spots for Hungry ASU Students Welcome back ASU students! Once again it's time to hit the books and get yourself educated. But you can't study all day. At some point you're going to have to pull your head out of the library and eat something -- preferably not from the MU or you ... More >>

Cordell Jude Charged in April "Self Defense" Killing of Daniel Adkins

Cordell Jude was charged with second-degree murder today for shooting Daniel Adkins at a Phoenix Taco Bell drive-through in April. Jude already admitted to killing Adkins, but maintains that he was acting in self-defense. "Our decision to prosecute this case is based on a thorough review of the e ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Mexico's Woes and Remembering Ruben Salazar

10 Nuggets of Wisdom from Gustavo Arellano on How Mexican Food Conquered America

Gustavo Arellano, the scribe behind the syndicated column ¡Ask a Mexican! (and also editor-in-chief of New Times' sister paper, OC Weekly), is on a quest to find out just how Mexican food got to be el norte's most American one. He's explored the Aztecs' contribution to world cuisine, the latest str ... More >>

Pink Slime Oozes its Way Into School Lunches

​Now that fast food companies have ditched the bright pink ammonia-treated meat goop AKA "Pink Slime," there seems to be an unused abundance of the stuff. So where's all that disgusting pink goo going to go? To feed hungry dogs in shelters? In the trash? Or maybe meat companies will just stop ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Opponent Mike Stauffer in New Times Inaugural Online Town Hall

Lieutenant Mike Stauffer will answer any question you ask in the comment section of this post.​Scottsdale Lieutenant Mike Stauffer is hoping to unseat Joe Arpaio, 79, as the Republican nominee for Maricopa County Sheriff -- and he wants to let you know where he stands on the issues.So, Stauffer's ... More >>

Six Tempe Spots for Hungry ASU Students

kaszeta The grill at The Chuckbox​ASU Tempe is roaring hard as students, new and old, are returning to campus for fall semester. That means a lot of drunken, hungry mouths to feed on a budget, and that Taco Bell on Apache and Rural can only microwave so many chalupas. If not already, ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week. Exploding Cakes in Slo-Mo Top of the Rock Restaurant at The Buttes Gets New Ch ... More >>

Epic Meal Time Makes Paula Deen Look Like a Health Nut

Epic Meal Time Epic Meal Time host Harley Morenstein got drunk and now he's enjoying a bowl of meat. ​In a world where chefs are attacked for simply serving foir gras, being a carnivore can be a difficult proposition. Meatless Mondays? It's bad enough the economy is going down the tubes wit ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week. Pantry Raid: The Virgin Takes a No-Recipe Challenge Bomberos Closing Its Door ... More >>

Wendy's Asiago Ranch Chicken Club: Look Ma, No Taco Bell Filler Meat!

​Unlike Taco Bell, who is currently dealing with a lawsuit claiming their "meat filling" contains only 36 percent beef, Wendy's newest menu item, the Asiago Ranch Chicken Club, falls under its current advertising slogan, "You know when it's real." Pressure's on, pigtails, don't mess this one u ... More >>

Michael DeMaria of Heirloom, Part Two

Courtesy of Chef Michael DeMaria​Yesterday, we spoke with 51-year-old Chef Michael DeMaria of Heirloom and M Catering. Today, our chat continues... Even though he's cooked for celebs and can afford to stay in style, DeMaria isn't afraid to rough it in a tent. In his spare time, he's an av ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Taco Bell's New Cantina Tacos (Based Upon Mexican Street Tacos) Should Be Put B ... More >>

Over Easy Moving to New Arcadia Location

​After more than two and a half years in business, and spawning a second location in North Scottsdale, chef Aaron May's breakfast joint Over Easy has finally outgrown its original digs.Currently based in a renovated Taco Bell at 40th Street and Indian School, the restaurant will soon be moved just ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Taco Bell's Limeade Sparklers Should Be Called "Sugarlers" Cake Wrecks Author ... More >>

Insane Clown Posse: Tracing the Sociological Lineage of Juggalos

Proto-Juggalos

Tracing the Sociological Lineage of Insane Clown Posse’s Fanbase

The Fred Harvey Standard Is Long Gone, but the Architecture of Mary Colter Remains

Passion Pit: The Lyrics Decoded

Passion Pit: Decoding the Buzz Band’s Lyrics

Battle of the Tortas

Introducing a new segment today on Chow Bella: Battle of the Dishes. We try the same meal, but at two different local restaurants. It's an eater smackdown. Los Reyes de la Torta vs. America's Taco ShopWhen a friend suggested "tortas" as the inaugural plate for Battle of the Dishes, we eagerly agreed ... More >>

Fried: KFC Snackers

Phoenix city prosecutor switches nativist Buffalo Rick Galeener's charge from "indecent exposure" to "public urination."

Playa's Paradise

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Addicted to PSP

Tabb finds several more things to glue him to the screen

Taco the Town

A legend is lost and a new tradition begins

Subpoena Me!

The record industry thinks I'm a criminal. Here's the evidence.

Big Fat Greek Tragedy

Film knockoff is awash in Mediterranean mediocrity

Madcap Moses

L.A. transplant finds the beef

Bizarro School Daze

Mesa's Dobson High School invites hard-rock bands onto the school grounds, and creates something weird -- respect

Rocky Joint

Mezcal swaps Oaxacan flavor for Scottsdale style

Karsh Reality

Bakery reopens for Saturday business

Letters

From the week of March 22, 2001

Hatch Check Grill

A taste of New Mexico at Blue Adobe Grille

Reporter's Notebook

Hearing bull in a bear market

Church of the Poison Mind

Tortilla Flash

Nature Boy

THE SKA'S THE LIMITPHOENIX'S KONGO SHOCK IS STARTING A SKANK LINE OUT OF THE VALLEY

REBEL WITH A COCINA

PLEASE, SIR, CAN I HAVE SONORAN?

THE ACCIDENTAL TURISTA

BUILDING A BETTER MOUTHTRAP

AFTER YEARS OF CHEESINESS, FAST-FOOD ARCHITECTS HAVE IT THEIR WAY

Good-Bye, Columbus

"(Re)(Un)(Dis)Covering America: A Counter Quincentenary Celebration"